Bone health in diabetes: Indian perspective

Purpose of review Despite estimated 77 million people having diabetes, bone health in Asian Indians with diabetes is largely unknown. This review summarizes the published literature on fracture risk and factors affecting it in Asian Indians with diabetes. Recent findings Data on fracture prevalence in diabetes is limited; one study showed that diabetes was associated with a significantly higher number of fractures compared with subjects without diabetes (4% vs. 2.4%, P 
Source: Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity - Category: Endocrinology Tags: PARATHYROIDS, BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM: Edited by Viral N. Shah Source Type: research